Financial Contrast: Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) & NaaS Technology (NASDAQ:NAAS)

Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) and NaaS Technology (NASDAQ:NAAS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Chewy and NaaS Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chewy	0	7	18	1	2.77
NaaS Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00

Chewy currently has a consensus price target of $31.27, indicating a potential upside of 52.28%. Given Chewy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Chewy is more favorable than NaaS Technology.

Volatility and Risk

Chewy has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NaaS Technology has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chewy and NaaS Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chewy	$12.60 billion	0.67	$222.80 million	$0.60	34.23
NaaS Technology	$17.89 million	3.11	-$62.77 million	($87.84)	-0.04

Chewy has higher revenue and earnings than NaaS Technology. NaaS Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chewy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Chewy and NaaS Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chewy	1.99%	60.02%	8.17%
NaaS Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.1% of Chewy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of NaaS Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Chewy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of NaaS Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chewy beats NaaS Technology on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chewy

Chewy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the pure play e-commerce business in the United States. It provides pet food and treats, pet supplies and pet medications, and other pet-health products, as well as pet services for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, horses, and reptiles through its retail websites and mobile applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Plantation, Florida.

About NaaS Technology

NaaS Technology Inc. provides electric vehicle (EV) charging services in China. The company offers integrated online EV charging solutions to charging stations, including mobility connectivity services through Kuaidian; SaaS products, such as traffic support and management, marketing, payment, chargers’ management, order management, load management, and membership management. It also provides offline EV charging solutions comprising site selection, hardware procurement, engineering, procurement, and construction, station maintenance, energy storage, and customer support services. In addition, the company offers electricity procurement services to charging stations, as well as other amenities and ancillary services, such as vending machines, massage chairs, and car wash tunnels. It serves charger manufacturers, EV OEMS, and end-users. NaaS Technology Inc. is headquartered in Beijing, China.